Japanese-English Glossary

 

A

aji: anchovies
amaebi: raw prawns

 

B

buriimu: bream

 

F

fugu: puffer fish

 

E

ebi: cooked prawns
ei: ray

H

hirame: turbot
hamaguri: mussel

I

ika: squid
ikura: salmon roe
ise edo: lobster

 

K

kani: crab
kaki: oyster
karei: dab
katsuo: stripjack tuna
kairui: shellfish
kingyo: goldfish
koi: carp
koukakurui: shellfish

 

M

maguro: bluefin tuna
masu: trout
matò dai: john dory

 

N

namazu: catfish
nishin/iwashi: herring and sardines

 

O

ohyò garei: halibut

 

P

paachi: perch
paiku: pike

 

R

robusutaa: lobster

 

S

sakana: fish
saba: mackerel
same: dogfish
sake: salmon
suzuki: sea bass

 

T

tako: octopus
tai: bream
tara: cod
tobito: flying fish roe

U

unagi: eel

 

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